Naveen
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| Pronunciation | English: /nəˈviːn/ nə-VEEN Sanskrit: [nɐˈʋiːnɐ] Hindi: [nəˈʋiːn] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language | Sanskrit |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Indian |
| Meaning | "new", "fresh", "young", "bright", "creative" |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Navin, Nawin, Nabin, Naween, Navheen, Nhaveen, Naven, Nabeen, Naveen |
Naveen or Navin (Sanskrit: नवीन, IAST: navīna) is an Indian and Pakistani male given name and surname. The word means "new", "young", "bright", "creative".[1] Naveen is chiefly used in Indian languages, and its origin is Sanskrit.[2] It is derived from the element 'Navina' meaning new. The name 'Navina' is the female form of Naveen.
Navean, Naveane, Naveene, Navin (English and Indian), Navine, Navyn, and Navyne are variants of Naveen.
Notable people
[edit | edit source]Notable people with that name include:
- Ampasayya Naveen (born 1941), Indian novelist
- Naveen Andrews (born 1969), British actor
- Naveen Asrani, Indian cricketer
- Navin Chawla (1945–2025), Indian civil servant and writer
- Naveen Jain (born 1959), American chief executive
- Naveen Jindal (born 1970), Indian politician
- Naveen John (born 1986), Indian racing cyclist
- Naveen Kumar (disambiguation), several people
- Naveen Naqvi, Pakistani journalist
- Naveen Patnaik (born 1946), Indian politician
- Naveen Polishetty (born 1989), Indian actor
- Naveen Soni, Indian journalist
- Vadde Naveen, Indian actor
- Naveen Waqar(born 1982), Pakistani VJ and model.
- Yalavarthi Naveen Babu (1964–2000), or simply Naveen, a Naxalite leader in India
- Naveen-ul-Haq (born 1999), Afghan cricketer
Fictional characters
[edit | edit source]- Prince Naveen, a character in the 2009 Disney animated film The Princess and the Frog
See also
[edit | edit source]- Naveen Shahdara, residential area in North East Delhi
